Kate Linux 2.0 has been released: "The new version contains many improvements and modifications over Kate 1.0. The system has been reconstructed from the ground up and is no longer based on Slackware. Kate 2.0 became much more comprehensive, now it contains greater set of programs and libraries." See release notes and the screenshots page for more information. Download: Kate_Linux_Install_CD1_2.0.iso (656MB), Kate_Linux_Install_CD2_2.0.iso (697MB).

KateOS 3.6 has been released: "The final version of KateOS 3.6 is now available. This new version contains hundreds of updated packages, lots of bugfixes, and many improved solutions. The most important new features in KateOS 3.6 are: software-driven system hibernation; a GUI installer (included in the LIVE edition); a new version of update-notifier; new start-up scripts which are accessible via the service command; better support for HP printers (via hplip); internationalization support in the whole system (using gettext); new French translation of the CORE installer and many system components; a new GUI network configuration tool; simplified CORE installer; several new packages such as Audacious and Pidgin; initrd has been replaced with initramfs." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: KateOS_3.6-LIVE.iso (698MB, MD5, torrent), KateOS_3.6-DVD.iso (2,340MB, MD5, torrent).

The second beta of KateOS 3.6 has been released: "The second beta of KateOS 3.6 is now available. It contains many changes, both important and purely cosmetic ones, such as: new update notifier; new 2.6.21.4 kernel; X.Org 7.2; the newest versions of KDE 3.5.7, GNOME 2.18.2 and Xfce 4.4.1, OpenOffice.org 2.2.0, and many more. The CORE edition also includes a partial French translation of the installer. The second beta also has a lot of bugs eliminated (including some in the KateOS LIVE installer). Everyone is invited to test and share the experience on the KateOS project forum." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. Download the live CD or installation DVD from here: KateOS_3.6beta2-LIVE.iso (673MB, MD5), Kate_OS_3.6beta2/KateOS_3.6beta2-DVD.iso (2,341MB, MD5).

The first beta release of KateOS 3.6 is ready for testing: "KateOS 3.6 beta is out! It is enough to look at the version number to see that we have made quite a progress since the last release. We have improved the boot scripts, the package scripts and the way the packages are internationalized. With 3.6 you have better control over system services, and a simplified installation. Also, Software Suspend 2 - the system hibernator - is now supported by default. KateOS 3.6beta contains the following, among other things: kernel 2.6.19.3, glibc 2.5, X.Org 7.2, Xfce 4.4.1, GNOME 2.18.1, KDE 3.5.6, OpenOffice.org 2.2." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. The product is available in the form of an installable live CD: KateOS_3.6beta-LIVE.iso (683MB, MD5), or an installation DVD (torrent): KateOS_3.6beta-DVD.iso (2,280MB).

The KateOS project has announced the first beta release of the LIVE edition of KateOS 3.2 - now with a graphical system installer: "KateOS LIVE 3.2 beta is out! This edition contains a graphical installer allowing a full system install in just a few clicks. We hope it will encourage new and/or inexperienced users to try KateOS, who had been frightened away by too many options in the standard installer. The LIVE version is the easiest possible way to install KateOS, and a cunning method to try it out without touching your hard drives. However, it should be remembered that KateOS LIVE does not contain all the packages available in the CORE edition." Visit the distribution's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: KateOS_3.2beta-LIVE.iso (701MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.

Kate OS 3.2 has been released: "Kate OS 3.2 is the third edition of the III series. It brings, as usual, many fixes, updates, and novelties the community has been waiting for. It includes a new graphical package management tool, KatePKG, which allows for easy and intuitive installation, removal, and updating of packages. KatePKG can handle any number of repositories, including user-created ones on the local drive. KatePKG was written in PHP using the PHP-GTK2 library. Kate OS 3.2 uses glibc library 2.5 which ensures binary compatibility with future editions. It also includes the Xfce environment version 4.4RC2, GNOME 2.16.2, KDE 3.5.5, OpenOffice.org 2.0.4, Firefox 2.0, and many other current applications." Read the rest of the release announcement on the project's home page. Download: KateOS_3.2-DVD.iso (2,199MB, MD5). The CD images are also available for download via BitTorrent.

Kate OS 3.1 has been released: "Kate OS 3.1 is the second edition of the III series. It fixes many bugs, but also introduces many important changes. Kate OS 3.1 is the first Kate to use the GTK+ 2.10.x library. This is a very substantial change for the entire system, which will let us deliver various new applications. Also, the GNOME desktop environment has been updated to its newest 2.16.0 version. This is the first edition of GNOME especially adjusted to Kate OS. Apart from those, Kate OS 3.1 also features the 2.6.17.13 kernel, XFce 4.4rc1 and numerous updates. An interesting novelty is Update-notifier, a task bar applet designed for Kate OS which automatically checks for available updates, and allows for easy package selection and update." Please visit the project's home page to read the release announcement. Download: KateOS_3.1-DVD.iso (2,109MB, MD5).

A live CD edition of Kate OS 3.0 has been released: "Kate OS 3.0 LIVE is the newest version of our distribution which boots directly from the CD. It is a great demonstration of our system's possibilities. It can also come very handy when trying to rescue another system. The CD contains 2GB of compressed data, including the XFce environment with multimedia and office applications. Also available are system and partition rescue tools, GParted (partitioning tool) and ClamAV, an antivirus scanner. All these tools are priceless during a data rescue session after a system crash." Visit the distribution's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: KateOS_3.0-LIVE.iso (687MB, MD5).

The KateOS project has announced the availability of KateOS 3.0. Although the new version was released over a week ago, it was only announced yesterday due to earlier problems with the project's web site: "After seven months of hard work, KateOS 3.0 is now ready! This version starts a new series which will be supported for at least a year. It is also a jubilee version: the project, originally known as Kate Linux, was founded circa three years ago, near the end of 2003." Read the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download: KateOS_3.0-DVD.iso (2,041MB, MD5).

A live CD edition of Kate OS 3.0 Beta is now available for download and testing: "KateOS LIVE 3.0beta is now available. This version includes most of desktop applications and features Xfce as the graphical environment. It should be especially interesting for those who would like to help us in testing but do not have enough disk space. The LIVE edition is a complete operating system with automatic hardware detection and auto-mount of all accessible partitions which will let you begin a fully effective work in just a few minutes." Find more on the project's home page. Download: KateOS_3.0beta-LIVE.iso (698MB, MD5).